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Thursday, January 29, 2004
IUB Libraries Media Services Education Film Series
Media Services will screen the Oscar-winning documentary, Bowling for Columbine (2002, 119min.) on Thursday, January 29, 2004. “Independent filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.”
Robert Goehlert, Librarian for Economics, Criminal Justice, Political Science and Global Studies will lead a discussion immediately following the screening to address issues raised in the film.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Monique Threatt, 855-1650.
Place: Main Library, E174
Time: 7:00-9:00pm

11:00am: Bend it Like Beckham (2002) 112min. PG-13. A young Indian girl defies tradition by playing soccer for an all-girls English team.

12:55pm: Diversity in the Libraries (2001) 20min. The film dramatizes the interactions between librarians and various ethnic groups, and offers solutions to avoid conflict.

1:15pm: Smoke Signals (1998) 89 min. PG-13. The first feature-length film directed by a Native American. When one man’s father dies, two men embark on an adventure to Phoenix to collect the ashes. Along the way, they learn much from each other.

2:50pm: Out of the Past (1997) 65min. The documentary looks at the gay rights struggle in America by interweaving historical montage sequences with contemporary footage.

4:00pm: Men with Guns (1997) 128min. R. Set in a fictionalized Latin American country, a wealthy doctor who is approaching retirement begins his voyage to find the medical students he trained for community service. In Spanish with English subtitles.

6:10pm: Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: the Fred Korematsu Story (2000) 60min. The documentary highlights the life of an interned Japanese American during World War II, Fred Korematsu, and his 40-year legal fight to vindicate himself.

Thursday, February 5
Keynote Lecture for Black History Month
Speaker: Cornel West
Place: IU Auditorium
Time: 7:00pm

Wednesday, February 18
IUB Libraries Diversity Committee Panel Discussion - "Recent Developments In Affirmative Action"
Place: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm, there will be a reception immediately following the lecture
Speakers: Julie Knost, Kevin Brown, Steve Russell

Thursday, February 26
Harambee/Student Development Forum - Brown v. Board of Education
Place: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Bridgewater Lounge
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm

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Tuesday, March 9
Brown v. the Board of Education: A Personal and Political Reflection - Joseph DeLaine, Jr.
Presented by the AAADS department in collaboration with the class A452/A552 Historical Issues in Black Education. Son of Rev. Joseph DeLaine of Clarendon, SC., a Plaintiff in Briggs v. Elliot, the first of the cases in Brown v. the Board of Education. He fought for equality right beside his father. He holds a BA degree in Biology and Graduate degree in biochemistry.
For more Information contact: ncardena@indiana.edu
Place: Ballantine Hall 006, Reception to follow: Ballantine Hall 004
Time: 5:00pm

Thursday, March 25
A Talk on the Continuing Challenge of Brown v. Board of Education:
Higher Education and the Legacy of Brown
Lecture by James M. Douglas, Distinguished Professor of Law
Texas Southern University.
Time: 7:00 p.m
Place: Grand Hall, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center

Thursday, March 25
Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
As part of the class, (Afro A481) Racism and the Law, an episode of the documentary film by Henry Hampton will be shown.
Place: Law School 121
Time: 7:30pm
Episode 1: Awakenings (1954-63)

Friday, March 26
Lecture by James M. Douglas, Distinguished Professor of Law, Texas Southern University
Prof. Douglass will address academia, law, and policy making in higher education. He will discuss events such as BROWN vs. BOARD OF EDUCATION, changes regarding policy that he has seen throughout his career in higher education, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, and present hurdles he hopes higher education will address within the future to come.
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Place: School of Education, Room 2120

Monday, March 29
Drs. Beatrice S. and David I. Miller Lecture Education Seminar Series
Brown v. Board of Education Commemoration Lecture
Dr. Nieto will describe a year-long inquiry group in which she participated with a small group of Boston high school teachers. Her purpose in conducting this research was to explore what it is that keeps veteran teachers engaged, committed, and excited about teaching, especially in financially strapped urban schools. Dr. Nieto will discuss the major findings of this study, enumerating a number of implications for teacher education, public schools, and public policy.
Speaker: Sonia Nieto,  University of Massachusetts
Place: School of Education Auditorium
Time: 4:00pm

Monday, March 30
Drs. Beatrice S. and David I. Miller Lecture Education Seminar Series
Dr. Nieto will lead a roundtable discussion concerning her March 29 Lecture.
Place: IUB School of Education Rm 2277
Time: 10:00am

Tuesday, March 30
Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
As part of the class, (Afro A481) Racism and the Law, an episode of the documentary film by Henry Hampton will be shown.
Place: Law School 121
Time: 7:30pm
Episode 2: Fighting Back (1957-63)

Wednesday, March 31
Brown v. Board of Education Commemoration Lecture - "Brown vs. Board of Education: What We Gained, What We're Losing, What We Can Do"
Gary Orfield, of the Harvard School of Education, is the foremost authority on the resegregation of public education following Brown. Orfield, whose demographic work lies at the intersection of law and society, will speak about the use of social science in the law. The presentation, titled "Brown vs. Board of Education: What We Gained, What We're Losing, What We Can Do," will be followed by a workshop with participants from the Law School and other departments on the Bloomington campus, including Professors Kevin Brown (law), Jorge Chapa (Latino studies), and Pam Walters (sociology).
Speaker: Gary Orfield
Place: Law School Moot Courtroom
Time: 4:00pm

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Thursday, April 1
Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
As part of the class, (Afro A481) Racism and the Law, an episode of the documentary film by Henry Hampton will be shown.
Place: Law School 121
Time: 7:30pm
Episode 3: Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960 - 61)

Tuesday, April 6
Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
As part of the class, (Afro A481) Racism and the Law, an episode of the documentary film by Henry Hampton will be shown:
Place: Law School 121
Time: 7:30pm
Episode 4: No Easy Walk ( 1962- 66)

Wednesday, April 7
Lecture by Alvin Chambliss
Alvin Chambliss, a civil rights litigator, represents one of the non-settling parties in litigation against the state of Mississippi for its failure to fund its historically black universities, Jackson State, Alcorn and Mississippi Valley, at the same level as other state universities, a case with parallels to Brown v. Board of Education. A Recent Newspaper Article About Chambliss
Time: Reception 5-7pm, Lecture 7pm
Place: Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshal Black Culture Center